Team Captain, John Good has been a member of the US Team at many World Gliding Championship event.
He has served as crew, Team Captain and daily report author numerous times. John has served on the US Team Committee, the Contest Rules Committee, chaired the Contest Committee, and the Hall of Fame Vetting board. He has received an SSA Exceptional Achievement Award several time and is a member of the United States Soaring Hall of Fame. He was the Deputy Championship Director/ Task-setter at the 2012 WGC in Uvalde, Texas and brings a wealth of international rules knowledge as Captain.
John is an active competition pilot and flies a Discus 2 and Duo Discus.
NEWS ABOUT JOHN
Team USA Report – WGC Day 8
It’s a non-flying day for the 39th World Gliding Championships at Tabor. Forecasts called for another weak blue day: not [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 7
Friday the 13th at WGC2025 was a day much like 12th: often weak thermal lift to moderate altitudes in a [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 6
A weak, blue day in Tabor. Given all the rain we’ve endured and the resulting wet ground , it seemed [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 5
Finally, some glider-friendly weather at WGC2025. Morning forecasts didn’t agree in all details, but the general indication was for a [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 4
Another day of difficult weather at WGC2025. Today’s problems started with a forecast of thick high cloud expected to overrun [...]
Team USA Report – WGC Day 3
It was predicted to be an excellent soaring day in southwestern Czechia. It didn’t quite turn out like that. After [...]